STEPHEN WRIGHT has warned his Wrexham team-mates they must “learn the lessons” of last season’s agonising play-off defeat and kick on for another Blue Square Bet Premier title tilt.

The Dragons finished on 98 points last year, yet still missed out on promotion after being knocked out in the play-off semi-finals for the second season running by Luton Town.

However, Wright, who yesterday penned a one-year deal to stay at Wrexham, is confident there is enough quality in the squad to mount a second challenge for the one solitary promotion slot.

“You have to believe you can go one better,” said Wright.

“You had Fleetwood up there last year, and I think their three up top were absolutely magnificent, they played almost every game and if one wasn’t scoring one of the other two were.

“But I think the points Wrexham picked up in the league, in any other division they would have been champions by far.

“We’ve got a great bunch of lads here who all work hard for each other and I’ve settled in really well. I’ve been really impressed with the club since I came in last season and I think everything is geared for them to go in the right direction.

“I was speaking to Andy (Morrell) today and he was saying he is trying to get in a couple of new faces which will give us a little bit of a boost, but we must kick on.

“We have got to learn by the mistakes of what happened last year when we missed out and kick on and go one better.”

Wright yesterday became the latest Wrexham player to agree a deal and follows the likes of Dean Keates, Rob Ogleby, Glen Little, Jonny Hunt, Joe Clarke and Declan Walker in pledging their future to the Racecourse club.

Mathias Pobga remains the last of the players offered extensions yet to sign, while player-boss Morrell has seen only Nathaniel Knight-Percival (Peterborough) and Jamie Tolley (Mansfield) heading out of the Racecourse who were offered terms.

Wright added: “Most of the squad of players have returned for next season and I’m sure there’ll be a few new faces to come in before the start of the season, which will add to the quality we already have here.

“I think we’ve only lost Nat and Tols (Tolley) from last year, we don’t know about Pogs (Pogba) yet, but there are a couple of young lads coming to the fray as well, the likes of Jonny Hunt, (Jay) Colbeck, (Rob) Ogleby, and they’ve got to push themselves on now as well.”

The former Liverpool and Sunderland defender joined the Dragons in March following his release from Hartlepool United, and made 12 appearances for Morrell’s side.

Wright, who began his career with hometown club Liverpool and played 21 games for the Anfield club, joined Sunderland for £3m in 2002, and went on to make more than 100 appearances for the Black Cats.

Spells at Stoke City, Coventry and Brentford followed before joining Hartlepool on a short-term deal in 2011. An Achilles injury limited his involvement while at Hartlepool.

And the defender admits he was delighted to sign his new deal at the Racecourse with the start of pre-season next week.

“I’m glad to finally get it all sorted, because it’s getting nearer to pre-season and I just want to be able to concentrate on football,” added the 32-year-old. “I’m looking forward to getting back into pre-season now because I know just how important it is and that it can set you up for the whole season.

“I’ve noticed that at other clubs where I haven’t had a pre-season and it can take you a while to settle into the football.

“I came in late to the club last season, and the lads had done really well in the first half of the campaign before Christmas.

“I’m looking forward to getting back to playing again and hopefully we can carry on from last season and go even better.”